Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2014

Lyric

Gender Unisex · 82% girls Rank 2025 #640 Trend ↓ Falling 41%
Rank 2025
#640
among girls · ↓45 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
583
named Lyric · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,564
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
1,480 babies
All-time total
25,552
#1,039 all-time among girls
First recorded
1928
in Social Security records

Lyric popularity over time

25,552 babies have been named Lyric since 1928, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 5 5 1 – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 5 – 5 1 – #4,969
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 11 – 11 1 – #6,695
1970s 17 – 17 2 +55% #5,068
1980s 111 – 111 11 +553% #3,762
1990s 1,952 110 2,062 206 +1758% #549
2000s 4,578 1,067 5,645 565 +174% #407
2010s 10,472 2,416 12,888 1,289 +128% #271
2020s (to 2025) 3,729 1,079 4,808 801 -38% #408

Where Lyric is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 412 0.26 outside top 500
2027 382 0.24 outside top 500
2028 358 0.22 outside top 500
2029 339 0.21 outside top 500
2030 324 0.20 outside top 500

Where Lyric is most popular

Girls named Lyric per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.365 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, Mississippi, and District of Columbia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lyric born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Delaware 21 1.85 +407%
Mississippi 49 1.05 +187%
District of Columbia 12 1.01 +177%
Louisiana 87 0.994 +172%
Maryland 104 0.981 +169%
Alabama 92 0.980 +168%
South Carolina 79 0.879 +141%
Georgia 182 0.801 +120%
Oklahoma 57 0.774 +112%
Tennessee 105 0.663 +82%
Ohio 151 0.636 +74%
North Carolina 142 0.624 +71%
Nevada 28 0.603 +65%
Missouri 72 0.597 +64%
Michigan 108 0.593 +62%
Virginia 93 0.546 +49%
Iowa 30 0.513 +41%
Indiana 71 0.506 +39%
Illinois 109 0.476 +30%
Arkansas 25 0.473 +30%
Kansas 27 0.468 +28%
Kentucky 38 0.444 +22%
Florida 188 0.439 +20%
Wisconsin 43 0.417 +14%
Washington 58 0.402 +10%
Texas 298 0.371 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 86 0.364 ≈ national
Connecticut 20 0.344 -6%
New York 127 0.321 -12%
Arizona 44 0.314 -14%
Colorado 32 0.287 -21%
New Jersey 47 0.260 -29%
Minnesota 26 0.241 -34%
Utah 18 0.216 -41%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -48%
California 147 0.175 -52%
Oregon 6 0.092 -75%
Massachusetts 10 0.083 -77%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lyric

Lyric is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #640 in 2025 with 451 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1928, 25,552 American babies have been named Lyric, about 82% girls and 18% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2014, when 1,480 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lyric stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lyric?

The median living Lyric is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 17. An estimated 25 thousand people named Lyric are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lyric year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 451 #640 132 #1,391
2024 508 #595 138 #1,367
2023 564 #538 174 #1,182
2022 678 #470 208 #1,059
2021 760 #413 200 #1,069
2020 768 #408 227 #960
2019 869 #365 196 #1,049
2018 1,017 #321 226 #931
2017 1,072 #306 222 #941
2016 1,139 #276 215 #960
2015 1,120 #287 248 #890
2014 1,223 #271 257 #861
2013 1,168 #276 275 #800
2012 1,083 #294 266 #824
2011 975 #324 246 #862
2010 806 #397 265 #809
2009 779 #407 238 #886
2008 739 #429 216 #941
2007 556 #550 207 #954
2006 447 #646 153 #1,129
2005 404 #687 64 #1,976
2004 371 #718 52 #2,228
2003 389 #679 39 #2,603
2002 328 #741 46 #2,279
2001 280 #828 23 #3,681
2000 285 #800 29 #3,045
1995 344 #633 12 #4,994
1990 19 #4,979 – –
1985 10 #6,749 – –
1980 12 #5,752 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 5 #8,770 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 5 #4,969 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lyric, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lyric?

The median living Lyric is about 12 years old. Half of all living Lyrics are between 7 and 17 years old.

How many people named Lyric are alive today?

An estimated 25 thousand people named Lyric are alive in the United States, based on 25,552 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lyric in 2025?

Lyric ranked #640 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 451 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lyric?

25,552 babies have been named Lyric in the United States since 1928, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lyric most popular?

Lyric peaked in 2014, when 1,480 newborns received the name.

Is Lyric a boy or girl name?

Lyric is used for both: about 82% of babies named Lyric have been girls and 18% boys.

Is the name Lyric rising or falling?

Lyric is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lyric become more popular?

Lyric is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 324 girls named Lyric in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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